Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-03-04
SOLDIERS DEPARTMENT.
CONFEDERATE RELICS.
An Interesting Collection OF War Mcmcntos
Presented to tho National Museum.

CONEEDERAI Z hELiCS,
An Interesting Collection OF war , M"mentoS
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rhor, yyb;lo oftcr this bo presented the
sa,,,o,,rs,or,,yi With bounifor,n mcntion-
"a anJ nlso some additional relies of
ho Confodor,cv They have been
,,loc,d Inv ,hc mnscum authorities in n
piass coso-thn frs. to thc ripht on the
eonto, ois,o nc vo,, ontor Inv the north
do,,, i, ,,,hic,, olso oro cxbibitcd the
o,o,hos ,rorn ,,v Gorcr,l Santa Anna.
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p;o,nros ocrnnnonvinr DR. Nnplc's
,oat si,o,,, Tho nnttcrn which was re-
a,;nod to bo worn The collar was
,o,or,a With bI,rk velvot. and the in
,;nr;, Of r,nl wos n LARGE cold or em-
h,.o;dorod st,r nI,ccd near the front
and ot = noint on n line with the row
NJ hn,tnns IN c,cb side The sleeves
,,orc covered with chevrons of gold
loo ond no nor n,,tcrn represcnted in
lho nicturc. The cuffs were of black
,Iot,, or vo,vct emf with point nm the
,ntsido ,o,m of sIccve The vests rep
,osont full drcss in hluo cloth. and fn-
t;ono drcss in gray cloth. The pants
nf :, rorulotion noito,n wore of dark
blue cl9tb, having an inch stripe of
bl,cL yclvct tbo whole lcnpth of the
,utor scam and edrcd with narrow
rolJ ,,cn. Tho buttons in 1861 cost
s1oO o,cb The pold lncc 800 pcr ward.
Tho gray cloth of thc uniform. trim
mincs and molinr cost over 5000 in
Tonfndcrote currency. and what is left
wos worn in active service from the
first d,v that If was mt on until n
month ar two after the explosion of the
Confcderocv occurred Mt Greensboro,
N G. rho belt has the State arms of
Arkansas on the buckle. 1t was re-
reivcd Inv General Hardcc. and pre-
snntrd in him bv Surgeon Nnrle when
tho troons and announcements of the
Arkansas continreut were transferred
TO the Confedcracv, the pro lorna cer-
rmonies of which occurred at Pocahon-
tas. Ark. in June, 1861.
The green cord, originally curtain
cord. was used during the last two
yenrs of the war ms n substitute for the
green silk sash. which the regulations
required for n surgeons equipments
The first one used bv Surgeon Nagle
was a magnificent woven silk sash,
with lovely tnssels and bullion orna-
ments. As the threads were broken
and became unrayeled the pieces were
plated into whip crackers, and also
lsed bv the bushelers to patch rents
md broken pieces in clothes. etc. A
remnant of shirt is specimen of
what Surgeon Nagle had to wear for
many months of the later period of the
war. As he started from Memphis in
1861 with linen shirts, which cost six
rold dollars each. the contrast of then
and now is rather II sad commentary
Nh the results of war. and especially of
defeat and its attendant inconvcnicn-
ccs. A tin "kitchen," with its various
appmtenances, also presented to the
museum by Dir. Naglc, was an invalu-
able friend to a soldier who could
either buy, bee or steal eggs to cook,
coffee TO boil or rations to carry. 1t
was mighty useful "trick" for gener-
nj service and n soldiers purpose.
A battle flar in the collection was
the field standard of Hardce's Third
Army Corps. and served as n guidc in
many battles. from Shiloh TO Miss on
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